Moon Phases in Mthatha
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1981
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-20
- Moonrise
- 11:15
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 5.1 days
- Moonset
- 23:09
- Illumination
- 26%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-20
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Day Length
- 10h 7m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 07:45 | 21:07 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 385384 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 08:19 | 22:00 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 390580 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 08:56 | 22:54 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 395428 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 09:36 | 23:47 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 399538 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 10:20 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 402584 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 11:08 | 00:37 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 404341 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 12:01 | 01:27 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 404707 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 12:57 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 403715 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 13:57 | 02:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 401520 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 14:59 | 03:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 398371 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 16:03 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 394574 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 17:09 | 04:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 390448 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 18:16 | 05:35 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 386295 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 19:25 | 06:14 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 382366 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 20:34 | 06:56 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 378849 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 21:43 | 07:41 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 375870 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 22:50 | 08:31 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 373499 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 23:53 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 371760 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | - | 10:24 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 370652 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 00:49 | 11:25 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 370159 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 01:40 | 12:25 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 370260 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 02:23 | 13:26 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 370941 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 03:02 | 14:24 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 372190 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 03:38 | 15:22 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 374002 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 04:10 | 16:17 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 376369 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 04:42 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 379267 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 05:13 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 382643 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 05:45 | 19:00 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 386397 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 06:18 | 19:54 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 390374 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 06:54 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 394355 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 07:33 | 21:41 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 398070 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.